How to Build a New Year's Eve Makeup Look with a Lip Kit

Quick answer

For a New Year's Eve look that lasts through the countdown, start with a glowing base, define your eyes, and finish with a bold matte lip from a Charlotte Tilbury lip kit—like the limited-edition Kiss of Fortune shade.

5 steps to a New Year's Eve look with a lip kit

1. Prep your lips: Exfoliate and moisturize your lips so the matte lipstick applies smoothly and doesn't cling to dry patches. Use a lip balm and let it sink in for a few minutes. Skipping this step can make matte lipstick look patchy within an hour.
2. Build your glowing base: Apply a luminous foundation or tinted moisturizer, then add cream highlighter on the high points of your face—cheekbones, brow bone, and cupid's bow—for a lit-from-within glow. Cream products blend better than powder under party lights and won't look cakey in photos.
3. Define your eyes: Keep eye makeup balanced with a bold lip: use a neutral eyeshadow, a thin line of eyeliner, and a couple of coats of volumizing mascara. This lets the lip be the star without looking overdone. If you go heavy on both eyes and lips, the look can feel costumey—choose one focal point.
4. Apply your lip kit: Line your lips with a matching liner, then fill in with the matte lipstick. Blot with a tissue and reapply a thin second layer for extra staying power. Blotting between layers is the trick to making matte lipstick last through drinks and dinner.
5. Set and carry for touch-ups: Dust a translucent powder over your lips through a tissue to set the color, and keep the lipstick in your clutch for a quick refresh after the toast. A quick touch-up on the center of the lips is all you need—don't redo the whole look.

The lipstick that anchors the look

• NEW YEAR LIPSTICK - MATTE REVOLUTION- KISS OF FORTUNE: This limited-edition tawny orange-red matte lipstick is part of the Matte Revolution collection and comes in a refillable case inspired by the Year of the Snake. The warm orange-red undertone flatters a range of skin tones, and the refillable design means you can keep the case and swap in your favorite shade after the holiday.